Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - REAR - AXLE - NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||||
| SIB-33-01-02 | 07/01/2011 | 10040853 | Ready | 09/13/2011 | |
| SIB-33-01-02 | 07/01/2011 | 10040853 | Bmw: a grinding noise is coming from the differential during slow cornering. when turning a slip/stick effect is created on the lining and steel discs incorporated in the differential clutch causes a grinding noise. *rm | 09/13/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 03/24/2012 | 96861 | ||
| I currently own a 2003 bmw m3 coupe, manual transmission. the car has never been raced or taken to the track and has seen mostly city driving. all suspension components are stock or oem replacement parts. upon inspection of the car, a trained technician found hairline fractures starting from the spot welds on the rear suspension subframe mounting points rendering the vehicle stationary until expensive reinforcing plates can be welded into the trunk. if a car company makes street-legal race cars and markets them to the public in that way it seems like a design flaw such as this would be repaired by the company. again, this car was never raced or tracked and is experiencing the start of a catastrophic structural failure because it was driven on normal roads. | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| 07/01/2011 | |||
| Rear vehicle subframe beginning to separate from chassis. sheet metal directly above subframe mounting point peeling away from rest of car. would lead to eventual destruction of rear end and possible loss of control of vehicle if not found in a timely manner. consumer untrained in auto mechanics may not ever discover this problem before it is too late. | |||